Call your health care provider right away if you notice any unexplained lumps or any other changes in your testicles.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

Your health care provider will examine you. This may include looking at and feeling (palpating ) the testicles and scrotum . You will be asked questions about your health history and symptoms, such as:

Starting in puberty, men at risk for testicular cancer may be taught to examine their testicles on a regular basis. This includes men with:

A family history of testicular cancer

A past tumor of the testicle

An undescended testicle, even if the testicle on the other side has descended

If you have a lump in your testicle, tell your health care provider immediately. A lump on the testicle may be the first sign of testicular cancer. Many men with testicular cancer have been mistakenly given another diagnosis, so return to your health care provider if you have a persistent testicular lump.